Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

January 25, 1978 (48 years old) in Krivoy Rog, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine]

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian who has been serving as the president of Ukraine since 2019. Zelenskyy grew up in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, Zelenskyy obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, and TV shows including Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played the role of president of Ukraine. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.

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60 Minutes 60 Minutes
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sanremo Music Festival Sanremo Music Festival
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

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